On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:56:36 +0000, Eeyore
wrote:



Curt wrote:

"T.L. Davis" wrote in message
Mike wrote:

Britain Buys Lockheed Jets
Britain bought three Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft as it
considers purchasing the F-35 planes from Lockheed Martin to replace
Harrier jets. "By purchasing three aircraft for testing, we will
secure access to the development of the program," British Defense
Secretary John Hutton said. Britain may agree to buy F-35s for two
Royal Navy aircraft carriers scheduled to enter service in 2014 and
2016.

Taking bets that the RAF pilots will still prefer the Harrier, though
the F-35 be forced on them regardless.

Why?

They LIKE them ( as to prefer )

There are no more Harriers being built ( as to forced to ).

Graham


Thanks, that's exactly what I meant. More tech means less human
control "feel" and possible mental task overload for pilots. May also
be a LOT less robust and more finicky. Just taking bets...

TL